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Excursions

Like the name suggests, Excursions is a daily journey across musical genres and eras. Niki Dakota guides listeners through a broad cross-section of the newest music from Ohio, around the world, and everything in between while also spending time with beloved classic tunes. Each day is an adventure and on Wednesdays, you'll hear the fresh tunes from great artists new and old during the noon hour. Play for fun and prizes on Thursday Threads, and you can put a song on the playlist every Friday when we spin theme tunes.

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1:36 pm

Wed September 30, 2009

Trevor Hall's self-titled album is his first release on Vanguard Records. Hall and his band visited the WYSO studios on the road from Iowa to Columbus and performed several live songs. Hall chats with Niki Dakota about community in songwriting and getting to meet and tour with Matisyahu. Trevor Hall be opening for Michael Franti and Spearhead at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus tonight.

Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey has been recording and touring as a solo artist since the early 1990’s. Originally from Wisconsin, Mulvey’s music has taken him everywhere from Dublin, Ireland to the streets of Boston, where he performed early on in his career. Over the last 15 years, he has steadily developed a following through critically acclaimed folk records like 2006’s “The Knuckleball Suite.”

Music

4:15 pm

Tue August 11, 2009

Jokes abound in this laughter-filled 2009 Excursions interview with multi-talented country and jazz musician Dan Hicks.

Hicks has been playing music for over 50 years. Beginning as a drummer as a young child, Hicks joined folk-rock group the Charlatans in 1965. Hicks struck out on his own in the late ‘60s, putting together backing band the Hot Licks for a string of records, including 1973’s classic “Last Train to Hicksville.” The band broke up in the mid-70’s, but has since reformed, releasing several records and touring internationally for the last decade.